3 Bafowethu, inhlitiyo yami iyalangatelela nesicelo sami kuNkulunkulu, kutsi basindziswe. 2 Ngiyafakaza ngabo kutsi babe nekulangatelela Nkulunkulu, hhayi kodvwa ngelwati. 1 Ngako ke, kwehluleka kucondzisisa kulunga lokuchamuka kuNkulunkulu, bafune kutisimisa ngekulunga kwabo, abazange batfobele kulunga kwaNkulunkulu. 4 Kristu nguye logcwalisa umtsetfo wekulunga wawo wonkhe lokholwako. 5 Mosi wabhala ngekulunga lokubuya emtsetfweni. ''Lomuntfu lowenta kulunga kwemtsetfo uyawuphila ngako lokulunga.'' 7 Kodvwa lokulunga lokuta ngekukholwa kutsi:'' Ungasho enhlitiyweni yakho, 'Ngubani lotawukuya ezulwini?' (lokusho kutsi, kuletsa kristu emhlabeni): 6 ungasho kutsi, ''Ngubani loyawubuya angene emgodzini lomkhulu?'' ( lokusho kutsi, loyawulandza Kristu ekufeni). 10 Kodvwa litsini? Livi lidvutane nani, emlonyeni wenu nasetinhlitiyweni tenu.'' Lelo livi lekukholwa, lesilifakazelako. 9 Ngoba nawuvuma ngemlomo wakho kutsi Jesu uyiNkhosi, bese uyakholwa ngenhlitiyo yakho kutsi Nkulunkulu wamvusa kulabafile, utawusindziswa. 8 Ngoba ngenhlitiyo umuntfu uyakholwa abe nekulunga, bese ngemlomo uyavuma bese uyasindziswa. 11 Umbhalo utsi, ''Wonkhe lokholelwa kuye angeke ajabhiswe.'' 12 Ngoba kute umehluko emkhatsini kweliJuda nemGriki. Ngoba yona leyo Nkhosi yiNkhosi yabo bonkhe, futsi ucebile kubo bonkhe labambitako. 13 Ngoba wonkhe lobita egameni leNkhosi utawusindziswa. 14 Bangambita njani loyo labangazange bamkholwe? Bangamkholwa njani loyo labangazange bamuve? Bangeva njani ngaphandle kwemshumayeli? 15 Bangashumayela njani, ngaphandle nabatfunyiwe?- Njengobe kubhaliwe, ''Tinhle tinyawo talabo labamemetela tindzaba tembuso waNkulunkulu!'' 16 Kepha akusibo bonkhe labahlonipha tindzaba letimnandzi. Isaya utsi, ''Nkhosi ngubani lokukholiwe loko labakuve kitsi?'' 17 Ngako kukholwa kuta ngekulalela, futsi ngekulalela ngelivi laKhristu. 18 Kodvwa ngitsi, ''Abakeva yini?'' Yebo, ngekwesiciniseko. ''Umsindvo wabo sewuhambe wonkhe umhlaba, nemagama abo ekugcineni kwemhlaba.'' 19 Etukwaloko, ngitsi, ''Akati yini Israeli?'' Kwekucala Mosi utsi, ''Ngitanichukuluta ngemona ngaloko lokungesiso sive. Ngemitamo yesive lesingacondzisisi, ngitawuvusa lulaka kini. 20 Isaya waba nesibindzi nakatsi, ''Ngatfolwa ngulabo lebebangangifuni. Ngavela kulabo lebebangakangiceli.'' 21 Kepha ku Israyeli utsi, ''lilanga lonkhe ngalula sandla sami kubantfu labangalaleli nalabanenkhani.''